By Samuel Oj Temibi.
The former Special Assistant to the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, on New Media, Mr. Julius Abel has asserted that Governor Yahaya Bello “owns the APC governorship ticket” and will return elected in the November 16th election.
Abel made this statement during a press interview in Lokoja on Saturday.
He stated that the governor has performed incredibly well in terms of good governance, noting that Gov. Yahaya Bello will not only get APC ticket but will floor his rivals in the November governorship election.
He added that Gov. Yahaya Bello has given light to the hope of the people of Kogi State through his impeccable style of leadership which has given birth to the unprecedented development witnessed in the state.
He noted that change is a gradual process pointing out that there is no way the Governor could have performed more than the way he is performing in the midst of the scarcity of funds.
He opined that the issue of salary is a national economic issue which affect almost every states of the federation.
“On non payment of salary, I will first of all want to establish that it is a National Economic issue that affected most states, caused by overdependence on the drastically reduced monthly allocation from the Federal Government purse, due to the sharp drop in price of crude oil per barrel.
“It is also important to note that Gov. Yahaya Bello met backlog of unpaid salaries when he resumed as the State Governor, with an over bloated, illegal and criminal civil service. It should also be of note that there are debt servicing on the State’s allocation, owed by previous administration.
“It is no doubt that Gov. Yahaya Bello has given light to the hope of people of Kogi state especially the Youth by involving them in leadership and governance that carries everybody along,” he posited.
Abel outlined that the endorsement of the Governor by the people of Kogi State is a pointer to note that his style of leadership is accepted, appreciated and must be continued.
He concluded by saying the Governor has paid his due for the growth of the party, that no matter how those who are not loyal to the party try to gang up against the him, they will not succeed and the Governor will return elected in the forth coming November Gubernatorial elections.
